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It was shot in Melbourne and at Maldon, a small town outside Bendigo.<ref>{{cite news|date=23 October 1969|page=45|newspaper=The Age|title=Drama Sheds Mothballs}}</ref> It was designed by Alan Clarke. Railway carriages were hired from the Society of Railway Enthusiasts. The budget could not cover the hiring of an old locomotive so a modern one was used, but this was obscured by a fog machine.<ref name="times">{{cite magazine|magazine=TV Times|page=4|date=24 September 1969|title=This is the place for a village|first=Fred|last=Robinson}}</ref> |
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| "The Torrents" | |
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| Australian Plays episode | |
| File:THe Torrents 23 Oct 1969, Page 45 - The Age at Newspapers com.png Ken Shorter in a scene from the film The Age 23 Oct 1969 | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Teleplay by | Oriel Grey |
| Based on | play The Torrents by Oriel Gray |
| Original air dates | 10 December 1969 (Sydney, Melbourne)[1] |
| Running time | 70 mins |
The Torrents is a 1969 Australian TV play based on the stage play by Oriel Gray. It was filmed as part of the ABC anthology drama series Australian Plays.[2]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[3]
Cast
- Barbara Stephens
- Ken Shorter
- Alan Hopgood
- Mark Albiston
- Harold Hopkins*
- Lyndell Rowe.[2]
Production
It was shot in Melbourne and at Maldon, a small town outside Bendigo.[4] It was designed by Alan Clarke. Railway carriages were hired from the Society of Railway Enthusiasts. The budget could not cover the hiring of an old locomotive so a modern one was used, but this was obscured by a fog machine.[5]
Reception
One critic called it "a beauty".[6]
External links
- 1968 TV play at AustLit
- The Torrents at IMDb
- The Torrents at Ausstage
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 December 1969. p. 19.
- ^ a b Kelly, Frances (11 December 1969). "Television. A play at last!". The Canberra Times. Canberra, ACT, Australia. p. 33. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 18, 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "Drama Sheds Mothballs". The Age. 23 October 1969. p. 45.
- ^ Robinson, Fred (24 September 1969). "This is the place for a village". TV Times. p. 4.
- ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 44, no. 12, 490. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 11 December 1969. p. 33. Retrieved 18 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.